Tropic of Cancer

1949

Stanley William Hayter

Associated Names
Stanley William Hayter

Artist, British, 1901 - 1988

The image features a variety of curved and angular lines woven together to create a dense, chaotic mesh. Some shapes may bear resemblance to familiar objects. The use of varying line thicknesses and intersecting shapes enhances the abstract nature of the artwork.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving and softground etching in black

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 55 x 69 cm (21 5/8 x 27 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 68.8 x 83.5 cm (27 1/16 x 32 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.10.90

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Black and Moorhead 1992, no. 190, iv/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, PA; acquired 1951 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1982

  • Lessing J. Rosenwald: Tribute to a Collector, NGA, 1982, no. 75, repro.

Bibliography

1982

  • Fine, Ruth E. Lessing J. Rosenwald: Tribute to a Collector. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1982: no. 75.

1992

  • Black, Peter, and Désirée Moorhead. The Prints of Stanley William Hayter: A Complete Catalogue. Mount Kisco, NY, 1992: no. 190 iv/iv.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 7/50; lower center in graphite: Tropic of Cancer; lower right in graphite: SW Hayter 1949

Wikidata ID

Q65367207

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